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SERIOUS CHARGES.

STURROCK COMMITTED FOR TRIAL. On tw■ o charges of indecent assault, and aflh information’ alleging an unnatural offence, Arnold Onslow Sturrock appeared on remand before Mr. A. M. Mowlem, S.M., in the New Plymouth Magistrate’s Court on Saturday. De-tective-Sergeant- Cooney prosecuted, and Mr. R. H. Quilliam appeared for accused. On the application of Detective-Ser-geant Cooney, the public were excluded from the court during the taking of the depositions. The first witness was a native youth residing at Okaiawa, who said he was attending school at New Plymouth when he first became acquainted with Sturrock. In August, 1920. he attended a function at the East End pavilion, in company with another young man, and there met accused. The three of them went back to accused’s rooms, where they stayed the night. The photograph produced was witness’, as Sturrock used to take snapshots of him. He had been to the room several times after the night of the ball. The second witness, a half-caste, and a fine type of lad, who stayed at Sturrock’s rooms after the East End function, said he was first introduced to accused in 1917, learned music from him, and became very friendly with him, staying at his rooms, which he left on December 7, after having previously complained of being in ill-health. Sturrock used to be a, viAtor to witness' home. After he stopped staying at t|ie rooms witness met Sturrock one day in a luncheon room, and accused asked ■ what had gone wrong. He also asked ;if he was to be arrested. Witness re.lied that they were no longer friends. ; Sturrock asked him to walk round the ■ block and try and fix matters up. Witness replied it could not be fixed up, be- : cause he had nothing to tell Sturrock. On the day following that conversation ; he again met Sturrock, who asked him u he was going to take his clothes away, to which witness replied that he was. Sturrock then asked if he played the «.me and went straight, whether witness would continue to stay with him. Witness replied: “It is too late. You can’t put a straight line on an old rogue.” Detective Sergeant Cooney stated that, ?n company with Senior Sergeant McCrorie, ho arrested accused at his rooms p December 19. When the warrant was : ead, Sturrock made no reply. In response to the usual question put ,-.f the conclusicnj of the evidence, accused said he had nothing to say. He -.haded not guilty, and was committed for trial at the* next sessions of the Supreme Court in New Plymouth, comxvincing on 'February 14.

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Taranaki Daily News, 16 January 1922, Page 6

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SERIOUS CHARGES. Taranaki Daily News, 16 January 1922, Page 6

SERIOUS CHARGES. Taranaki Daily News, 16 January 1922, Page 6

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